global-journal-of-human-social-science-b-geography-environmental-science-disaster-management Global Journal of Human-Social Science - B: Geography, Environmental Science & Disaster Management 0975-587X 2249-460X Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated 83262 The Relationship Between Basic Sanitation and Awareness in the Velho Dam Sanitation and Health Impacts on Açude Velho SilvaJadyni Ester Matos E BRAZIL 29 06 2024 24 B3 79 86

This article aims to describe the damage caused to the population and the environment with the dumping of untreated effluents in the Old Dam located in the municipality of Salgueiro -PE, considering the possible diseases that can cause for the residents and the damage to aquatic animal life. Within this context, this work proposes to present the methodology of basic research and field research in the study area of the dam, emphasizing the inhabitants’ perceptions about the characteristics of the studied area due to the lack of sanitation.

 weir; sanitation; search; illness; Salgueiro-PE. Full Text

This article aims to describe the damage caused to the population and the environment with the dumping of untreated effluents in the Old Dam located in the municipality of Salgueiro - PE, considering the possible diseases that can cause for the residents and the damage to aquatic animal life. Within this context, this work proposes to present the methodology of basic research and field research in the study area of the dam, emphasizing the inhabitants' perceptions about the characteristics of the studied area due to the lack of sanitation.